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Explanation:

Identify the required parts of speech and context clues

1. Sentence 1: "Is there no ______ Ted from attempting that difficult climb? (dissuade)"

• The blank follows "no" and precedes a noun/pronoun ("Ted"). The structure "Is there no [noun] [verb-ing]..." or "Is there no [verb/noun]..." suggests we need a noun or a gerund/participial form. The most natural construction is "Is there no dissuading Ted from...", where "dissuading" acts as a gerund.

1. Sentence 2: "That statement is absolutely ______ . (fallacy)"

• The blank follows the adverb "absolutely" and modifies the noun "statement". We need the adjective form of "fallacy", which is "fallacious".

1. Sentence 3: "Dr. Kim's ______ of Paul's argument was brilliant. (rebut)"

• The blank is preceded by a possessive noun ("Dr. Kim's") and followed by a prepositional phrase ("of Paul's argument"). This position requires a noun. The noun form of "rebut" is "rebuttal".

1. Sentence 4: "This is ______ one of the toughest golf courses in the country. (indisputable)"

• The blank modifies the entire assertion or the adjective phrase "one of the toughest...". We need the adverb form of "indisputable", which is "indisputably".

Apply morphological transformations

1. Dissuade \(

ightarrow\) Dissuading

1. Fallacy \(

ightarrow\) Fallacious

1. Rebut \(

ightarrow\) Rebuttal

1. Indisputable \(

ightarrow\) Indisputably

Answer:

Question 1

Is there no <blank>dissuading</blank> Ted from attempting that difficult climb?

Question 2

That statement is absolutely <blank>fallacious</blank>.

Question 3

Dr. Kim's <blank>rebuttal</blank> of Paul's argument was brilliant.

Question 4

This is <blank>indisputably</blank> one of the toughest golf courses in the country.